Question:
Which President sent Commander Mathew Perez to open Japan to U.S trades and also open to nations to western ideas.
Answer:
President Millard Elmore!
100
Question:
What year did the Panama Canal officially open at?
Answer:
1914
100
Question:
Meaning of Sphere of Influence.
Answer:
Areas where foreign nations claimed special rights and economic privileges.
100
Question:
The U.S and Latin America were involved in marketing and trading ______. There are 3, name one resource <-- Keyword.
Answer:
Bananas, coffee, and copper.
100
Question:
In which country was there a Revolution that threatened U.S interests.
Answer:
Mexico.
200
Question:
Who won the fight, Japan or China (In 1890)?
Answer:
Japan
200
Question:
How many workers worked on the Canal?
Answer:
44,000 workers and Black West Indians
200
Question:
Meaning of the Panama Canal.
Answer:
Canal through the Isthmus of Panama that connected the Atlantic and Pacific
200
Question:
U.S and Latin America bought land for _____ and _____.
Answer: Farming and mining.
200
Question:
Why did Wilson send troops to Mexico?
Answer:
This happened when a Mexican revolutionist named Poncho Villa raided New Mexico and killed 17 Americans in Columbus.
300
Question:
Name two countries that established prosperous settlements along the coast of China. Hint: It occured in the late 1890's
Answer:
France, Germany, Britain, Japan, and Russia.
300
Question:
How much did America pay Columbia to JUST build the canal?
Answer:
$25 Million!!!
300
Question
Meaning of Boxer Rebellion.
Answer:
1900 nationalist uprising in China
300
Question:
Which President urged American businesses to invest in Latin America, and promised military action if anything or anyone threatens these investments.
Must say full name ;)
Answer:
William H. Taft
300
Question:
Why was the Panama Canal built?
Answer:
If it would be built, ships would not have to sail around South America to get from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific. A trip from New York to San Francisco was 6000 miles rather than 14000 miles long.
400
Which Secretary of State who asked nations involved in the region to follow an open door policy?
Answer:
John Hay
400
Question:
How many workers died from diseases and accidents, AND how much was spent to build the Canal?
Answer:
$350-380 Million!!!!!
400
Question:
Meaning of the Open Door Policy
Answer:
U.S policy proposed in 1899 which that no single ocuntry should have a monopoly on trade with China.
400
Question:
How long did it take until a revolt threatened Cuba's government when the U.S used Roosevelt Corollary to justify taking control of the Dominican republic finances after the Dominican republican failed to pay is foreign debts.
Answer:
1 year!
400
Question:
How do you think the Panama Canal influenced exporters and how did it affect the U.S overall. Was it a positive or negative influence?
Answer:
The U.S tried to be very nice to Latin America to get what they wanted, and therefore the U.S couldn't ignore Latin America. Latin America has influenced the U.S in many positive ways, which includes building the Panama Canal
500
Question:
Who led to a violent uprising known as the Boxer Rebellion? Hint : It's a country.
Answer:
China
500
Question:
Why was the Canal extremely difficult to build?
Answer:
The land was swampy and had lots of mosquitoes that carried the organisms that caused Malaria.
500
Question:
Meaning of the Roosevelt Corollary.
Answer:
United States claim of right to interfere in the affairs of Latin American countries.
500
Question:
Who presented the Monroe doctrine and Roosevelt Corollary
Answer:
Roosevelt!
500
Question:
The Panama Canal is going to expand due to large ships being created.